My male and female Green Mandarins have been spawning recently. The female was smaller and it took a while for them to mate - but now we definately have a pair.
I looked at the tank about two hours ago and my little female has lost almost all of her color (full daylight in tank for about 7 hours now). She is bulging some (always has been fat - but looks like she may have eggs too). She is going around the tank eating, BAU, but she looks like a ghost fish - like how they fade completely out when they sleep - but it is daylight and she is wide awake! Everyone else in the tank seems normal (shrimp, clowns, chromis, tangs, the male mandarin and a female spotted mandarin).
Is her massive color fade somehow related to hormones? I'm sorry if this is somewhere in the forum - but I can't find anything describing it. Any insight appreciated!
I looked at the tank about two hours ago and my little female has lost almost all of her color (full daylight in tank for about 7 hours now). She is bulging some (always has been fat - but looks like she may have eggs too). She is going around the tank eating, BAU, but she looks like a ghost fish - like how they fade completely out when they sleep - but it is daylight and she is wide awake! Everyone else in the tank seems normal (shrimp, clowns, chromis, tangs, the male mandarin and a female spotted mandarin).
Is her massive color fade somehow related to hormones? I'm sorry if this is somewhere in the forum - but I can't find anything describing it. Any insight appreciated!
! She is still wandering around picking off the rocks as normal otherwise!
